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Mitt Romney: The Man, His Values and His Vision, by Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field
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The Audacity of Hope,
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The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump
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Do the Right Thing, by Mike Huckabee
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Leadership, autobiography by Rudolph Giuliani
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America by Heart, by Sarah Palin
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Florida Senate debate: Mel Martinez (R) vs. Betty Castor (D), Oct. 18, 2004
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from FL Senate debate (number of quotes indicated):
- Betty Castor (17)
- Mel Martinez (13)
OR click on an issue category below for a subset. |
Abortion
Betty Castor: Abortion is a personal matter that should not be interfered.
Mel Martinez: Opposed to abortion--life begins at conception.
Betty Castor: Abortion should be rare, safe and legal.
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Budget & Economy
Betty Castor: No tax cuts to the wealthy while we are facing huge deficits.
Mel Martinez: Promote growth and job creation to reduce the deficit.
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Civil Rights
Betty Castor: Support basic protections for gay couples, but not marriage.
Mel Martinez: Support the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
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Energy & Oil
Betty Castor: We won't solve this problem with more drilling.
Mel Martinez: Allow exploration in areas that support drilling.
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Foreign Policy
Betty Castor: Bush's travel restrictions to Cuba are wrong.
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Health Care
Betty Castor: Fight for a meaningful prescription drug plan.
Mel Martinez: Support Bush's plan to provide prescription drug benefits.
Betty Castor: Expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.
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Homeland Security
Betty Castor: Support the all volunteer military, not a military draft.
Mel Martinez: Volunteers for military service make a draft unnecessary.
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Immigration
Betty Castor: Expedite citizenship for legal immigrants on active duty.
Mel Martinez: Strongly oppose amnesty for illegal aliens.
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Social Security
Betty Castor: Oppose privatizing Social Security and retirement age change.
Mel Martinez: Social Security is a sacred promise but plan future solvency.
Betty Castor: Privatizing Social Security will reduce benefits.
Betty Castor: Oppose investing Social Security in the stock market.
Mel Martinez: Allow people to invest in a private account.
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Tax Reform
Betty Castor: Tax cuts must reward people who work hard for a living.
Mel Martinez: Make Bush's tax cuts permanent for strong economic growth.
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War & Peace
Betty Castor: Would have let Bush use force in Iraq with given information.
Mel Martinez: The decision to use force in Iraq was necessary.
Betty Castor: Finish the job in Iraq, repair relations with other nations.
Mel Martinez: Iraq was the right decision with or without WMD.
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Welfare & Poverty
Betty Castor: Raising minimum wage will help.
Mel Martinez: A buck an hour is not going to bring someone out of poverty.
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The above quotations are from Florida Senate debate: Mel Martinez (R) vs. Betty Castor (D), Oct. 18, 2004.
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